The ICRC is working closely with the local authorities and Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society (PNGRCS), specifically in the Highlands and Bougainville, by providing personal protective equipment along with hygiene and awareness material to health facilities as part of the capacity-building and prevention measures.
Baisu Correctional Officer, Velda Liato testing out the water point leading into the female detainee's cell block after receiving awareness on the proper way of washing hands. CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/R.Tabel
The head of the ICRC's mission in Port Moresby Dominik Urban said,